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ConfigureDefender utility for Windows 10/11
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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 741449" data-attributes="member: 32260"><p>If you are using <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong>only ConfigureDefender</strong></span> to manage Defender, then in the ADMIN: SMARTSCREEN section there are three options: For Explorer, For Edge, and For Internet Explorer. Each option has 4 settings: <span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>Warn, Block, Disabled, </strong></span><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)"><strong>User</strong></span>.</p><p>The <span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)"><strong>User</strong></span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">setting is Defender default setting (= no Admin restriction), and it allows the user to change SmartScreen levels via Defender Security Center (<strong>Warn, Block, Disabled</strong>). The difference between </span><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>{</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>Warn, Block, Disabled} </strong></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">and</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><strong>{</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Warn, Block, Disabled} </span></strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">is that </span></span></span> <span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>{</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>Warn, Block, Disabled} </strong></span></span>are Administrator settings which lock SmartScreen level via GPO, so the user can see that SmartScreen level is set to <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><strong>Warn, Block, or Disabled</strong>, but cannot change<strong> it.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">You probably changed the ADMIN: SMARTSCREEN setting FOR EXPLORER from </span><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>User </strong></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">to</span><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong> Block</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">. The </span><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>Block</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"> is set in ConfigureDefender via <Child Protection> to secure the inexperienced users. The <span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)"><strong>User</strong></span> is set via <Defender default settings> or <Defender high settings>.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">You deleted the GPO registry for SmartScreen, so now your actual <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">ADMIN: SMARTSCREEN setting FOR EXPLORER</span> should be seen in ConfigureDefender as <span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)"><strong>User</strong></span>.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 741449, member: 32260"] If you are using [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B]only ConfigureDefender[/B][/COLOR] to manage Defender, then in the ADMIN: SMARTSCREEN section there are three options: For Explorer, For Edge, and For Internet Explorer. Each option has 4 settings: [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]Warn, Block, Disabled, [/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)][B]User[/B][/COLOR]. The [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)][B]User[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]setting is Defender default setting (= no Admin restriction), and it allows the user to change SmartScreen levels via Defender Security Center ([B]Warn, Block, Disabled[/B]). The difference between [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]{[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]Warn, Block, Disabled} [/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]and[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][B]{[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Warn, Block, Disabled} [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]is that [/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]{[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]Warn, Block, Disabled} [/B][/COLOR][/COLOR]are Administrator settings which lock SmartScreen level via GPO, so the user can see that SmartScreen level is set to [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][B]Warn, Block, or Disabled[/B], but cannot change[B] it.[/B] You probably changed the ADMIN: SMARTSCREEN setting FOR EXPLORER from [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]User [/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]to[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B] Block[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]. The [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]Block[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)] is set in ConfigureDefender via <Child Protection> to secure the inexperienced users. The [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)][B]User[/B][/COLOR] is set via <Defender default settings> or <Defender high settings>.[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]You deleted the GPO registry for SmartScreen, so now your actual [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]ADMIN: SMARTSCREEN setting FOR EXPLORER[/COLOR] should be seen in ConfigureDefender as [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)][B]User[/B][/COLOR].[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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